The mayor of Kinloch and his wife are facing federal charges alleging they stole money from the volunteer fire department in the north county municipality — and used the money on booze, cigarettes, utility bills and a relative's funeral.Darren Small, 50, is Kinloch's mayor, and also chief of the Kinloch Fire Protection District. His 39-year-old wife, Jayna Small, is president of the fire district's board of directors and had control of the agency's MasterCard debit card, as well access to its checkbook, according to the FBI.
For more than three years, starting in December 2013, the couple treated the fire district's bank account like it was their own, according to an affidavit.
An FBI agent examining the protection district's bills traced five utility service payments, ranging from $155 to $350, to electrical and gas accounts in the Smalls' name.…